Fishing-reel.



A. WOLLENSAK.

FISHING REEL.

APPLIGATION 11.21) AUG. 15, 1910.

Patented NOV. 28, 1911.

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TTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW WCLLENSAK, OF ROCHESTER, .NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO WOLLENSAK OPTICALCOMPANY, F ROCHESTER, NEW' YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW' YORK.

FISHING-REEL.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led. August 15,' 1910. Serial No. 577,372.

To all whom. it may concern.:

Be it known that l, AND1-inw llVoLLnNsnK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Rochester, in the county ot Monroe and State otNew York, have invented certain new and useful improvements inFishinglteels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lishing reels. lts object is simplicity inmechanism, reliability in operation, and economy in manufacture.

ln the drawings Figure 1 is a central, longitudinal section of a reelequipped with my inventions; litige. 2 and 3 are sections on the line2-2 ot Fig. 1, showing parts in their engaged and disengaged positions;4t is an enlarged longitudinal section ot one end oit the reel-spool.;Fig. 5 is an end view from the right side ot' Fig. a, the position ofthe pinion being shown in dotted lines; Fig. G is a partial end view ofthe reel, a section through some parts being taken on t-he line G-G otFig. 1; and Fig. 7 is an enlarged longitudinal section of the end of thespool.

The reel-trame proper comprises, as usual, suitable end pieces or rings1 and 2 that are connected rigidly by cross-rods 3. lllithin the ring 1,on the lett of Fig. 1, is a plate 4t that has a threaded,outwardlyturned flange adapted to enter and engage a correspondingtlange on the ring 1. This plate 41 carries part ot the click mechanismwhile a rotatable cover-plate 5 carries the other part. At the other endof the reelthe right hand side in Fig. l--similar plates G and 7 serveto support and inclose the driving pinion 9. Both plates a and 6 arerepresented with an outwardly projecting hub, 9 and 10, respectively,that support the spool, and terminate, respectively, in threadedprojections 11 and 12 for nuts 13 and 111 that both carry the usualglass or other bearings for the ends oit the reel-hub and also bearagainst and so secure in place the cover-plates 5 and 7.

The spool com )rises a hub 15, the usual flanges 16 and 1 and pinions 18and 19, one at each end.

A. `cheap and novel construction tor connecting the flanges 16 and 17 tothe hub 15 is represented in Figs. 4t and 5, and is one of the 'featuresof my invention. Both of the flanges 16 and 17 are attached in the sameway, but the construction is illustrated Patented Nov. 28, 1911.

in the drawings only in connection with the tlange 17. Referring toFigs. l and 5, it will be seen that said flange 17 has anoutwardly-turned central sleeve rib 17a, with portions 171 pressedradially outward to form recesses 17, and that the sleeve 17a isthreaded internally to receive the threaded end of the hub 15. After thehub has been screwed linto the sleeve, it is peened down `on its endsuntil the met-al is expanded into the recesses 17, so that the flangecannot become loose, and cannot he removed `from the hub.

The manner ott attaching the pinions 18 and 19 to the hub is shown withreference to the pinion 19 in Figs. 4t and 5. The pinion 19 has anenlarged inner end 19, which is recessed to lit closely over the sleeve17a and embrace the outward projections 17h. ln this way the pinions arelocked to the hub and the ilange 17 so that they must all rotatetogether.

The spool is journaled on rods 2O and 21 that are driven into the hub 15from each end, in preference to a single rod extending through the hubfrom end to end, since it is usual to per'forate the hub diametricallyin order to afford means tor attaching the line to it.

The driving pinion 8 is journaled on a stud 8a that is riveted in theplate 6, being retained upon said stud by any ot' the well known meansusually employed for this purpose, and the crank 22 is attached to anoutwardly-extending squared end Sl of the sleeve by a cap-nut The lowerhaltl ot the pinion-housing 10 is cut away to permit the pinion S toengage the pinion 19, leaving a straight edge 224i on the upper halt ofsaid housing. The opening in the coverplate 7 also has a straight edgethat contacts with said straight ed 2li, as shown in Fig. 1, and thusserves as a guide or gage in setting the cover-plate 7 on the plate 6,readily centering the cover-plate so that its overturned edge assumesthe proper position.

The pinion 18 oit the click mechanism is contained within the housingta, which is cut away, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to admit a tooth 25that is attached to a diametrically movable, spring-controlled plate 2G.This movable plate 26 has a pin-and-slot connection 27 and 28 with theplate Ll. A coiled spring 29 that is attached at one end to a stud 30 onthe plate 4, and at its other end to an arm 26a on the movable plate,holds the tooth 25 in yielding engagement with the pinion 18. In theconstruction shown in the drawing the cover-plate 5, which is rotative,is employed to withdraw the tooth 25 from engagement with the pinion 18and hold it out of engagement. The means shown for doing this consist ofa pin 31 that projects inwardly from the cover-plate 5 and engages aflange'32 on the movable plate 26. This flange extends across the lineof movement of said plate and downwardly at an angle thereto from thepoint where it is engaged by the pin 31 when the tooth 25 is inengagement with the pinion 18. Accordingly, when the coverplate 5 isrotated so that the pin 31 moves along the fiange 32 from the positionshown in F ig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 3, the plate 26 is caused to moveoutwardly and the tooth 25 is withdrawn from the pinion 18 as shown inFig. 3.

A stationary pin 33 on the plate 4 serves as a stop to limit therotation of the coverplate 5 in one direction by engaging the pin 31,and a pin 84E on the cover-plate 11 limits the rotation of said plate inthe opposite direction by engaging the stationary pin 33.

I claim 1. A reel-spool comprising a hub and a centrally-perforatedflange for each end of the hub, each flange having the edge around itsperforation turned outwardly in the form of a sleeve and a portion ofthe sleeve punched away from the axis of the spool to form recesses, andeach end of the hub being peened into said recesses; substantially asshown and described.

2. A reel-spool comprising a hub having threaded ends and acentrally-perforated flange for each end of the hub, each flange havingthe edge around the perforation turned outwardly in the form of a sleevethat is threaded interiorly to receive the hub, and also having aportion thereof punched away from the aXis of the spool to formrecesses, and each end of the hub being peened into said recessessubstantially as shown and described.

3. A reel-spool comprising a hub and a centrally-perforated fiange foreach end of the hub, each flange having the edge around its perforationturned outwardly in the form of a sleeve and a portion of the sleevepunched away from the axis of the spool to form recesses, and each endof the hub being peened into said recesses, and a pinion on each end ofthe hub, having an enlarged inner end recessed to fit over said sleeve;substantially as shown and described.

4. A click mechanism comprising, in combination, a rotatable shaftprovided with a pinion; a radially-movable slide provided with a toothadapted to engage the pinion, and having an arm extending around thepinion to a point opposite said tooth; and a coiled spring connectingsaid arm with a stationary support located opposite said tooth, wherebysaid spring is adapted to pull said tooth yieldingly into engagementwith said pinion and at the same time aords equal resistance to themovement of the pinion in either direction; substantially as shown anddescribed.

5. A reel-spool comprising a hub and a centrally-perforated fiange foreach end of the hub, each flange having the edge around its perforationturned outwardly in the form .of a sleeve provided with anoutwardly-recessed portion, and each end of the hub being seated in oneof said sleeves and peened into said recesses; substantially as shownand described.

ANDREW? VOLLENSAK.

lVitnesses:

L. THON, C. WV. CARROLL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of :Patents` Washington, D. C."

